Where does “Opalach” come from?

Opalach (Polish) comes from Polish opalić, from Polish o-, from Old Polish o-, from Proto-Slavic o(b)- — over.

Ancestry of “Opalach”, step by step

Opalach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish opalić

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishopalićto heat by burning some material; to singe; to...
2Polisho-prefix indicating a perfective verb
3Old Polisho-appears in front of some verbs meaning: to make something behave in a certain way, en-, be-, make
4Proto-Slavico(b)-over

via Polish opałać

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishopałaćto heat by burning some material
2Old Polishpałać—
Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b)- →Every word from Polish o- →Every word from Old Polish o- →
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